The countries excluded from Queen Elizabeth’s funeral

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be invited Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral because of his invasion of Ukraine, a senior British government source told CNN.

The source said the full list of invitations had not yet been finalized, but officials from three countries had been excluded: Russia, Belarus and Myanmar.

In the case of Russia and Belarus, the source said their exclusion was due to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, which Belarus has supported. In the case of Myanmar, it is because of the treatment of the Rohingya people, the source said.

The palace issues invitations to state funerals on the advice of the government, after members of the civil and diplomatic services considered the political implications of inviting certain leaders.

Palace protocol does not reveal invitees to family events and it has not commented on the guest list.

Typically, any country with which Britain has normal diplomatic relations will be invited to a state funeral, such as the one that will be held for the late monarch in London next Monday.

Nations are usually represented by their political leader, head of state, a senior member of the government or their ambassador to the UK.

Another British government source told CNN that up to 500 foreign dignitaries were expected to attend the funeral.

The United Kingdom has been one of the strongest opponents of Russia’s war and one of the biggest supporters of Ukraine, providing money, weapons and aid.

The UK has also sanctioned a number of military officials and companies in Myanmar over what it has described as the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya, a predominantly Muslim group in the country’s largest Buddhist state, which has faced decades of persecution.

Earlier this month, Myanmar’s ruling junta sentenced Britain’s former ambassador to the country to a year in prison on immigration charges.